The American Legion
American Legion Post 122 Louis A Lequier
Legion Post #122 — Deer River, MN. A post since 1935 — Deer River, MN.
- Legion Post #122
- Deer River, MN
American Legion Post 122 Louis A Lequier. Its post has met since 1935 — Deer River, MN. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, and the Legionnaires who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The Legionnaires keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
The meeting line says the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the post writes its own — Deer River, MN.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Deer River, MN. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 122 Louis A Lequier. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Deer River, MN.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Deer River, MN.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Deer River, MN.
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Years on the calendar — Deer River
Charter story set in 1935
180 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
31
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 122 Louis A Lequier, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The Legionnaires read the names they have been given — Deer River, MN. |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Deer River. |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 122 Louis A Lequier. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The Legionnaires voted to keep the spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Deer River, MN.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Deer River
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 122 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — Deer River.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Deer River, MN.
Officers
Officers
Commander
First Vice Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Chaplain
Sergeant-at-Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 122 — Deer River, MN. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Deer River, MN.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Deer River, MN. American Legion Post 122 Louis A Lequier. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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